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Desert giant [dvd videorecording] : the world of the Saguaro cactus
Title:
Desert giant [dvd videorecording] : the world of the Saguaro cactus
Author:
Burton, LeVar.
Publication Information:
Baltimore, MD : Distributed by GPN Educational Media, [2007]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series:
Reading rainbow ; 62
Series Title:
Reading rainbow ; 62
General Note:
Based on the book of the same title by Barbara Bash.
Originally broadcast on the PBS television program in 1989.
"The complete episode as seen on PBS"--Container.
Contents:
Feature book -- Discover life in the desert -- Discover more about cacti and rattlesnakes -- Seasons in the desert -- Review books.
Abstract:
Philip Bosco reads the featured book Desert giant: the world of the saguaro cactus by Barbara Bash. LeVar Burton introduces desert animals such as jackrabbits, bobcats, gila monsters, javelina pigs and woodpeckers. Explores how cacti adapt to the heat and scarcity of water. A "snake man" offers a close-up look at rattlesnakes. A video montage shows the life and seasons of the desert. Review books: Snakes are hunters by Patricia Lauber ; Cactus by Cynthia Overbeck ; A living desert by Guy J. Spencer.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Added Uniform Title:
Reading rainbow (Television program)
Added Title:
Desert giant DVD.